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Catch up on the Event of the Year! Discover the series that has everyonebuzzing with this introductory priced trade paperback collection released tocoincide with the beginning of the second chapter of the yearlong event! Separately, thirteen mystical Artifacts will guide the fate of the Universe.Together, thirteen Artifacts will end the Universe! When a mysterious antagonistkidnaps, Hope, the daughter of Sara Pezzini and Jackie Estacado, Armageddon isput into motion. Starring virtually every character in the Top Cow Universe,this is a series for diehard fans and new readers alike.Written by Top Cow Universe architect Ron Marz (Witchblade,Magdalena) and featuring art by Michael Broussard (The Darkness),this volume collects Artifacts #1-4 along with the Free Comic BookDay #0 issue, a beautiful cover gallery, behind-the-scenes extras, and muchmore!"It's loud, widescreen comic book mayhem that sticks to the roof of yourbrain!" [4 out 5 stars] — Comic Book Resources"...dramatic and heavy...visually striking..." — Newsarama

Sara Pezzini is once more in sole control of the powerful, mystical gauntletknown as the Witchblade. After a dangerous encounter with the emerald-hairedrobotic assassin Aphrodite IV, Pezzini is immediately pulled into the preludefor the earth-shattering events of Artifacts. Included in this volume areSara's encounter with Abigail van Alstine, the Necromancer, a prophetic fairytale, and the loss of family. Collects the full storyline from Witchblade #137-141, as well as thestand-alone stories from Witchblade: Due Process by Phil Smith and AlinaUrusov.

Jackie Estacado, the current bearer of The Darkness, was blackmailed andlied to by a devil who calls himself The Sovereign. Now free from TheSovereign's grip, Jackie has assembled a motley crew of criminals with one goal— destroy every last one of The Sovereign's reliquaries! His quest willpit him against a former Russian mob boss turned art collector, a mute mystic,countless of The Sovereign's statues, and even traitors within his midst! Collecting The Darkness #85-89, this volume concludes the second yearof writer Phil Hester's (Firebreather, Wonder Woman) epic run withEstacado confronting The Sovereign. Featuring art by Sheldon Mitchell (PilotSeason: Stealth) and Romano Molenaar, and a special stand-alone "Tale of TheDarkness" issue set in the Wild West by Joshua Hale Fialkov (Tumor,Echoes) and Matt Timson (Impaler, Popgun).

For the complete collector, comes the highly anticipated second volume inThe Darkness Compendium series! This volume picks up where the first oneleft off, as Jackie Estacado, bearer of The Darkness, returns from Hell itselfto gain revenge on his former mob family for the death of his one true love,Jenny. It contains the seminal run by Paul Jenkins and Dale Keown which inspiredThe Darkness video game, along with story arcs by noted authors includingDavid Lapham (Stray Bullets), Scott Lobdell (X-Men), and Ron Marz(Artifacts), and the first twenty-five issues of Phil Hester'srevolutionary relaunch of the series to coincide with The Darkness videogame. Join Jackie as he goes from resurrected assassin to mob boss to drugkingpin to bagman for an ancient demon!The Darkness Compendium Volume 2 collects The Darkness Volume2 #1-24, The Darkness Volume 3 #1-10, and the "Legacy Numbering" issues#75-89 for a total of 50 complete issues collected into one deluxe hard covervolume.